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Cut hair, mourn freedom, leave girls and dreams... And maybe lose your life.

Nineteen-year-old Luba begins his basic military service in distant Bakov nad Jizerou, just like his peers, only reluctantly and out of compulsion. He manages to cut his long hair before joining the receiver and prefers to keep quiet about parties and unofficial music. He will only miss his beloved beer in the army! However, all this is only prelude. The year is 1983 and omnipresent, uncorrected bullying is a necessary evil. More than once, her life is literally at stake. In the worst war in Mazák, two things will keep Luba afloat: the great physique of a boy from the countryside and his friendly nature.

Even so, it is a great unknown how long he and the other "pheasants" will last if they can barely sleep two hours a day and have to endure grueling hunger and endless humiliating toil and rituals. Is it possible to bypass the cunning greasers and get Commander Janko on your side? And what if someone is aiming sharp at you? A question mark hangs over everything: Who will become a man by staying in the Baku crew and who will become a wreck? The book is a must-read especially for those who witnessed this period, for those who may still have a military book at home. An exceptional look back at the times in which "boys were made into men" under the pretext of alleged service to the country.